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How to Use This Guide

To perform an upgrade to the latest version of Oracle's Siebel Business Applications on the IBM DB2 for z/OS platform, you must use this guide and Siebel Database Upgrade Guide on the Siebel Bookshelf.

NOTE:  The Siebel Bookshelf is available on Oracle Technology Network (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html) and Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. It might also be installed locally on your intranet or on a network location.

This guide describes the upgrade process on a z/OS platform and provides information on tasks that are specific to this platform. To complete your upgrade, however, you must also perform certain tasks outlined in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide.

This guide directs you to Siebel Database Upgrade Guide at the relevant points during the upgrade process. Topics in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide that apply when performing an upgrade of Siebel Business Applications on z/OS contain a Platforms statement similar to the following:

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, IBM z/OS.

NOTE:  The procedures in this guide assume that you do not use left-hand navigation. However, you can set up left-hand navigation. For more information about left-hand navigation and about implementing it, see Siebel Fundamentals for Siebel Open UI.